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Topeka residents enjoy a high quality of life.

Topeka, KS is a Top City for Veterans

The capital of Kansas, Topeka offers a high quality of life and an economy headed in the right direction. Its business climate has a growing list of manufacturing and distribution firms including Allen Foods, Hallmark Cards, Goodyear Tire and Frito-Lay. The Topeka VA Medical Center provides health care to veterans, but the nearest commissary is in Fort Leavenworth, which is about 55 miles away. Forbes Field, a joint-use civil-military airport is located just three miles south of the... Read More »
St. Francis Health Center

Two Large General Hospitals Keep Topekans Healthy

The medical community in Topeka is continually evolving and improving, leaving area residents in good hands for their health care needs. The city’s two general hospitals have both been in the area for decades and have grown with the city. Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center is the larger of the two hospitals with 586 beds. Stormont-Vail began as a four-story hospital, born of a merger between Christ’s Hospital, founded in 1884, and the Jane C. Stormont Hospital and Training School for... Read More »
Southwest College Avenue in Topeka, Kansas

Planned Communities and Downtown Living Offer the Best of Both Worlds

Topeka is a down-home kind of town with a fresh, upscale face. Soothing lakes and rolling hills give the community an easy feel, but modern luxury homes and walkable downtown living characterize the city as unmistakably modern. Downtown Topeka is currently experiencing a welcome revitalization, drawing both new urban dwellers and the amenities they crave. Glitzy new abodes and offices like the Sells Brothers Building line South Kansas Avenue, inviting would-be neighbors to experience life... Read More »
Universities and Secondary Schools Bring Educational Acclaim to Topeka

Universities and Secondary Schools Bring Educational Acclaim to Topeka

Topeka. is a great place for local high schoolers who want to go to college without leaving their hometown. It’s an even greater place for college grads who want to earn an advanced degree without leaving their college roots behind. Washburn University is a perennial high ranker on U.S. News and World Report’s list of Best Master’s Level Public Universities in the Midwest. The school earned a Top 10 spot every year between 2001 and 2007. Undergraduate and graduate programs combined, the... Read More »